Swire Field Station

The Swire Research Station is a rather luxurious field station which can be reached only after rather hard half-day bush hike.

Swire Research Station lost in Wanang forests.

The station from the air – low impact construction in pristine forest.

Construction site in the rainforest – erecting the first building.

Flying 30 tons of building materials into the forest.

Sacrifice to the forest spirits during the construction of the station, making sure the station will meet with their approval.

Stairs of death, leading to the station.

All dressed up for the opening of the station.

Swire laboratory in full use.

Opening ceremony for the Swire Research Station, when a cultural group is dancing on a platform floating in a pool of the Gateway Hotel in Port Moresby, under the image of the Wanang conservation leader Filip Damen projected on the screen.

Celebrating opening of the station with its sponsor, Swire, at the Gateway Hotel in Port Moresby (Wanang village leader Filip Damen speaking, other Wanang landowners in the back).

One of the three station’s buildings.

Weighting cargo for carriers at the Swire station, accessible only by rainforest paths (or air).

Night in the Swire station laboratory, with students working on their research projects.